How to Become a Bank Manager? Check Eligibility, Exams, Salary & Career Growth

How to Become a Bank Manager? Check Eligibility, Exams, Salary & Career Growth

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Anangsha Patra
Deputy Manager – Editorial
Updated on Dec 26, 2025 13:31 IST
Bank Manager is responsible for day-to-day operations of a particular bank branch. To become a Bank Manager, candidates must have a specific set of skills and education. In this article, we have discussed in details how to become a Bank Manager including eligibility, exams, salary & career growth.

How to become a Bank Manager? Becoming a Bank Manager requires a specific skill set and education. Candidates joining as POs/Clerks can become a Bank Manager based on their performance and internal departmental exams. Read this article on how to become a Bank Manager including eligibility, exams, salary, and career growth.

How to Become a Bank Manager?

How to Become a Bank Manager?

Are you aiming to become a bank Manager? If yes, this article will be helpful for you to pursue your career path. Becoming a bank manager requires specific skill sets and qualification. Besides, candidates must be determined with their goals by preparing well. Those joining as PO/Clerk can become bank manager with experience and performance. Firstly, candidates need to appear and clear the various bank entrance exams such as IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant, IBPS SO, RBI Grade B, etc. After serving for certain period, they become eligible for internal promotional exams. Those clearing these exams are selected as Bank Mangers. Read below for more details on how to become bank manager. 

Table of contents
  • Eligibility to Become Bank Managers
  • How to Become Bank Manager? Check Exams to Appear
  • What is the Role of Bank Manager?
  • Process to Become a Bank Manager
  • Skills Required to Become a Bank Manager
  • Salary of Bank Managers in India

Eligibility to Become Bank Managers

The eligibility to become bank Managers is that candidates must have completed certain period of service in the bank. They must also have the required experience. However, to apply for various bank exams, candidates need to fulfill certain eligibility. The basic educational qualification is Graduation. The minimum age of candidates should be between 20 years. The maximum age vary as per the posts. 

Q:   Can IBPS Clerk become PO?
A:

IBPS Clerk cannot be internally recruited as a Probationary Officer since POs are directly recruited. However, clerks can shift to the officer cadre as TOs (Trainee Officers) or JMGS-1 (Junior Management Grade Officer Scale -1). Candidates are directly recruited as Clerks and Officers, after their respective exams and interviews.

Q:   Is there any interview for IBPS Clerk selection?
A:

There is no interview in IBPS Clerk exam. The selection process comprises two stages-prelims and Mains. Candidates qualifying the prelims exam are called for the Mains exam. The final selection of candidates is done based on the Mains exam. The marks obtained in the Mains exam are not counted for final selection. Allotment of candidates in the participating banks is done based on merit-cum-preference. The process of conducting interviews in Clerical level jobs was discontinued in 2015. The list of participating banks is given below:

  • Bank of Baroda
  • Canara Bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • UCO Bank
  • Bank of India
  • Central Bank of India
  • Punjab National Bank
  • Union Bank of India
  • Bank of Maharashtra
  • Indian Bank
  • Punjab & Sind Bank
Q:   Is there any qualifying marks in the IBPS Clerk exam?
A:

There are no qualifying marks in IBPS Clerk exam. The examination authority provides overall and section-wise qualifying marks for the exam. Those securing the same are selected for the next round of selection process.

How to Become Bank Manager? Check Exams to Appear

To join Public Sector Banks or Regional Rural Banks, candidates need to appear for various bank job exams. The exams where candidates can apply are listed below. 

  • SBI PO
  • SBI Clerk
  • IBPS PO
  • IBPS Clerk 
  • IBPS RRB
  • RBI Grade B
  • RBI Assistant

Also Read:

What is the Role of Bank PO?

Role of IBPS in Bank Recruitment

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What is the Role of Bank Manager?

The role of a bank manager is given below:

  • Bank Managers are responsible for various tasks of credit unions, bank branches or similar financial institutions
  • They oversee operational functions and find out solutions to the operational issues
  • Bank managers plan and lead the collection of accounting and financial information and prepare reports, budgets and statutory returns
  • Bank managers monitor sales targets
  • They promote and market the institution and its products and also ensures a high level of customer service
  • Bank Managers present budget proposals to governing bodies, plan the most effective use of resources and financing of capital expenditure and perform interpretation of business performance and funding

Also Read:

IBPS RRB (Officers Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

IBPS SO (Specialist Officers)

IBPS Clerk

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Q:   Can SBI Clerk become SBI PO?
A:

SBI Clerk get opportunities to become a Probationary Officer compared to other banks.  Candidates who are selected for the Clerk position in SBI will be on probation for at least six months.

Q:   I am working in SBI. Can I apply for SBI Clerk exam?
A:

Candidates who are working in SBI in the Clerical cadre are not eligible to apply under this project. Candidates who were earlier employed in State Bank of India and resigned from the Bank while in clerical cadre will also be not eligible to apply for the post. 

Q:   What is IBPS Clerk age limit?
A:

Candidates between 20 and 28 years are eligible for the exam. Relaxation in the upper age limit is provided to candidates belonging to reserved categories. Graduate candidates can apply for the exam.

Process to Become a Bank Manager

Financial Services are the backbone of any nation. These days, the demand for bank jobs has increased. Career in banking can be made in both private and public sectors. However, the craze of youth getting a job in the government bank has increased. The process to become a bank manager is given below:

  • The first and foremost requirement to become a bank manager is that candidates need to complete graduation. Candidates from any stream can become a bank manager
  • Candidates need to qualify the competitive exam of Bank PO that is conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) or State Bank of India (SBI).
  • After qualifying the exam, candidates get appointed as a Probationary Officer (PO)
  • As a PO, they are trained to gain some experience working in the public sector bank
  • To be promoted as a bank manager, candidates have to either perform exceptionally or clear the internal promotional exams
  • However, as the time passes and the experience grows, there are chances to get promoted
  • Banking sector also includes various promotional opportunities and candidates can even reach the levels of Chairman and MDs
  • Public Sector Banks in India offer good career opportunities to candidates

Also Read:

SBI PO (Probationary Officer)

SBI Clerk (Junior Associates Customer Support & Sales)

SBI SO (Specialist Officers)

IBPS PO (Probationary Officer/Management Trainee)

Skills Required to Become a Bank Manager

Following are the skills required to become a bank manager in the public sector banks in India.

Leadership Skills

Accountability

Cooperation and Collaboration

Statistical Analysis

Business Management Skills

Customer Service Skills

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Salary of Bank Managers in India

Bank Manager earns an average monthly salary of INR 60,000-80,000. A bank Manager can earn up to the highest salary of INR 18.73 LPA. Besides, they are entitled to various perks and allowances. Given below is the salary of Bank Managers.

Specialisation Average Annual Salary (INR in Lakhs)

Banking and Finance

5.20 

Risk Management

6.23 

Marketing

4.60 

Human Resource Management

5.07 

Information Technology

7.90 

Operation Management

8.40 

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Kasiannapurnavuta

11 months ago

Now I am going to complete my 12 next which course should be taken for banking

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ritesh kumar

a year ago

hi mai class 12 me ho or kaise mai bank manager ki taiyari karo

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